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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvereagle82, post: 1656808, member: 1700&quot;]England,</p><p>I apologize for not getting back with you regarding you personal message but I&#039;ve been away from the cointalk for awhile. </p><p>GDJMSP has answered you way better than I could and unfortunately i don&#039;t have much to add to what he has said.</p><p><br /></p><p>I offer you this limited information ... because Doug is right there isn&#039;t much published out there on this coin. Pay close attention to the legends and the &quot;pellet&quot; placements when trying to attribute it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is how I have described my coin in my personal collection catalog. </p><p><br /></p><p>Country: NETHERLANDS (Gorinchem)</p><p>Type: Rose Noble&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Date: ND (1583-91)</p><p>Certification:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; NGC #3234492-001&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Grade:&nbsp; MS 62</p><p>Coin Information: </p><p>Design: OBVERSE: King on ship holding sword and shield of arms, banner with E.&nbsp; Legend – “ED∴∴WARD∴DI∴GRA∴REX∴ANGL∴Z∴FRAN∴DNS∴IB∴”&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ REVERSE:&nbsp; Ornate cross with rose and sun at centre, crowned leopards in angles, within a polylobe. Legend - “IHD∴AVT∴TRANSIENS∴PER∴MEDIVM∴ILLORV∴IBAT”</p><p>Mint: Gorinchem</p><p>Mintage: Unknown</p><p>References: Fr.80 / Delmonte #825bis&nbsp; (Rarity Scale = R.4 – Of the highest rarity, only 2 or 3 specimens known)</p><p>Specifications:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Diameter – 33.0 mm </p><p>Weight – 7.56 g. @ 0.9860 Gold = .2397 oz AGW</p><p>Acquired: Goldberg World and Ancient Coin Auction – Oct. 2009</p><p>Providence: None</p><p>Notes:</p><p>➢&nbsp; &nbsp; Perhaps the finest specimen of this type known in the world.</p><p>➢&nbsp; &nbsp; Imitation of the Ryal or Rose Noble of Edward IV of England.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW .... as Doug has said between he and I we have found more than 2 or 3 of these specimens in our studies (Heck, he had one and I have one ) so the rarity scale is probably an R.3 but .... Mine is still by far THE FINEST we&#039;ve seen I&#039;ve seen[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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